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My family and I have traveled all around the United States - from Washington State, to Baja California, to Key West Florida, to Maine, and many points in between.

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For interesting landscapes from the air and land, click here.

An alphabetical listing of places with pictures follows.

Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio

            Air_Force_Museum_1.jpg (60280 bytes)

            Air_Force_Museum_2.jpg (72105 bytes)    Air_Force_Museum_3.jpg (65497 bytes)

Atlantic City 1988

          

Bahamas (not in our plane) 12/2002

                  Beautiful Sea

             Sharks     Lobsters 

            The Ocean was CALM!

Bahamas 06/2003

           

Baja California, Mexico 

            Punta Chavato.jpg (78999 bytes)    Punta Chavato - ready to land

            Punta Chavato close.jpg (67613 bytes)    Our hotel close up at Punta Chavato

            whale breach 1.jpg (87612 bytes)  whale breach 2.jpg (118188 bytes)   Whale watching in Gurrero Negro, Baja 2005

            whale spout.jpg (107957 bytes)  whale tail.jpg (107303 bytes)  It was amazing from a tiny boat. 
                                                                    Up close and personal

Pictures of our house in Baja here:   Baja, Mexico

California Mountain Wildflowers were amazing this year - 2005

Desert wildflowers.jpg (166095 bytes)   Mountain wildflowers.jpg (181895 bytes)

Carlsbad Caverns, NM    

            Carlsbad Caverns 1.jpg (235244 bytes)    Carlsbad Caverns 2.jpg (216257 bytes)   Well worth visiting

            Crater 5.JPG (496427 bytes)    We flew over this meteor crater in Arizona

Chicago, Illinois   

            Megs Field.jpg (189304 bytes)   1988 Megs Field is right on the lake - WOW!
                                          I can't believe that they destroyed this airport.

            Submarine 2.jpg (225108 bytes)    There is an actual landlocked submarine at the
                     Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago (a GREAT museum)

            Submarine 3.jpg (259347 bytes)    Tight bunks in the sub

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

            Gettysburg.jpg (323113 bytes)    The Battlefield - so much history here!

Grand Canyon, Arizona   

            Grand Canyon Air.jpg (212101 bytes)    Grand Canyon from the air

            Grand Canyon Kids.jpg (262404 bytes)    Grand Canyon from the South Rim

Hollywood Sign

            Hollywood Sign sm.jpg (130234 bytes)

Hoover Dam 

             Hoover Dam.jpg (232075 bytes)           

Key West, Florida    

            Key West.jpg (203356 bytes)     Key West, getting ready to land

            Southernmost Point.jpg (128350 bytes)    Southernmost Point in the US

Las Vegas, Nevada   

            Mandalay Bay.JPG (265322 bytes)    From the top of the Hotel in Las Vegas

Mt Rainer, Washington

            WA Mt Ranier.jpg (111096 bytes)    Peeking out on a cloudy day

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota   

            Mt Rushmore 2.jpg (219611 bytes)    Mount Rushmore from the air - Impressive!

            Crazy Horse.jpg (234443 bytes)    Crazy Horse Monument 1988 -
                                I'm glad we didn't pay money to see this one!

            Devils Tower.jpg (222477 bytes)    Devil's Tower from the air
                                     Just like "Close Encounters" the movie

New Orleans, Louisiana     

            New Orleans Day.jpg (243272 bytes)    New Orleans - Our Hotel

            New Orleans Night.jpg (219777 bytes)    New Orleans at night from our hotel

New York City  -  Flying up the Hudson in the VFR corridor
                               was an amazing experience.

            NYC 1.jpg (192645 bytes)    New York City 1988 - Manhattan

            NYC 2.jpg (254122 bytes)    New York City 1988 - World Trade Center

            NYC 3.jpg (192850 bytes)    New York City 1988 - Below the Buildings!!

            Statue_of_Liberty.jpg (69115 bytes)    Statue of Liberty

Niagara Falls

            Niagra Falls Air.jpg (150073 bytes)    Niagara Falls from the air

             Niagra Falls close.jpg (256975 bytes)    Niagara Falls up close - you can touch the water

Orlando, Florida

            Epcot Center.jpg (244095 bytes)    Epcot Center     Magic Kingdom.jpg (181194 bytes)    Magic Kingdom

            Jim Spacesuit.jpg (144117 bytes)    Jim in a NASA Spacesuit    Space Shuttle.jpg (120276 bytes)    Space Shuttle ready for launch

Pennsylvania

                Covered Bridge        Rolling Hills from the air

San Francisco, California

  The Golden Gate      San Francisco Bay

Shasta, California

            Shasta Mt.jpg (99387 bytes)   Mt. Shasta     Shasta Lake.jpg (121090 bytes)    Lake Shasta

South Padre Island, Texas   

            Sourh Padre Island.jpg (165311 bytes)    South Padre Island - one of our kids favorites

The Grand Tetons

                Magnificent mountains in Idaho

Vicksburg, Mississippi   

            Vicksburg Air.jpg (185354 bytes)    Battlefield from the air

            Vicksburg Bunker.jpg (223722 bytes)    Typical Bunker    Vicksburg Cannon.jpg (271707 bytes)    Cannon

Washington DC

            DC by Air.jpg (242220 bytes)     "The Mall" from the air

                Washington Monument    Capitol.jpg (209867 bytes)    Capitol Building

            White House.jpg (195975 bytes)    White House

            Spirit of St Louis.jpg (203275 bytes)    Spirit of St. Louis    Spirit Inside.jpg (206921 bytes)    Spirit of St. Louis cockpit
                                                                                              (no way to see out!)

            Wright Bros.jpg (211178 bytes)    Wright Brothers first flight

Williamsburg, Virginia
            This is a great place to spend some time.

            Williamsburg Band.jpg (164610 bytes)    Colonial  Band

            Williamsburg Kitchen.jpg (222149 bytes)    Colonial Kitchen

Yosemite, California

            Yosemite.jpg (113979 bytes)   Half Dome, El Capitan, & the Valley Floor

             Yosemite Valley.jpg (69789 bytes)    Yosemite Valley     Yosemite El Captain.jpg (73991 bytes)    El Capitan

            Yosemite Half Dome.jpg (123328 bytes)    Half Dome    Yosemite Half Dome close.jpg (111613 bytes)    Half Dome up close

           Yosemite Jim on top.jpg (81996 bytes)    Jim on top of Half Dome